This is the website for the local chapter of Veterans For Peace in Western North Carolina, based in Asheville.

We're also on Facebook: Veterans For Peace Chapter 099

You don't have to be a veteran to belong, just a person who wants peace and is committed to taking action to achieve it.

Joan Baez is quoted as saying, "Action is the antidote to despair."

If you feel despair at the many costs and endlessness of our wars please consider joining us in taking action.

Statement of Purpose

We, as military veterans, do hereby affirm our greater responsibility to serve the cause of world peace. To this end we will work, with others both nationally and internationally

To increase public awareness of the causes and costs of war

To restrain our governments from intervening, overtly and covertly, in the internal affairs of other nations

To end the arms race and to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons

To seek justice for veterans and victims of war

To abolish war as an instrument of national policy.

To achieve these goals, members of Veterans For Peace pledge to use non-violent means and to maintain an organization that is both democratic and open with the understanding that all members are trusted to act in the best interests of the group for the larger purpose of world peace.

For More Information (Including how to become a member): www.veteransforpeace.org

Important Links

Monthly/Weekly Chapter Events

Weekly VigilStand for Peace at Pack SquareTuesdays 5:00-6:00pm Chapter Meeting The Third Tuesday of each month @ 6:30pmVFP Chapter 099 HQ at Center for Art and Spirit, One School Road, West Asheville, NC. (At rear, basement level of building located off Mimosa Drive.)